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Causeless Mercy Awakens Ecstatic Love

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then bestowed upon Kṛṣṇadāsa His causeless mercy by embracing him. Kṛṣṇadāsa became mad with ecstatic love and began to dance and to chant the holy name of Hari.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.88, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed His causeless mercy upon Kṛṣṇadāsa by embracing him.
  • Kṛṣṇadāsa became mad with ecstatic love.
  • He began to dance and chant the holy name of Hari.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes today chanting the holy name of Hari.

Ask yourself

How did Kṛṣṇadāsa respond to the Lord’s causeless mercy?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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